Wireless routers - what\'s the bobby? So after getting my new laptop running (many thanks to Paul James for loan of software) - I now want to go wireless. The laptop is a Centrino jobby, and I figure I need a wireless router to complete the job, but I'm not sure; - which one I need? - do they all do the job? - do I need a specific one etc...? - what does the laptop use to connect? I'm on BT Broadband at home, - I'm using a BT Voyager ADSL Router at the mo; - do I swap this for a wireless one? - Do I add the wireless router to it? - what will work? I don't think of myself as a technophobe, but sometimes I surprise myself!! ;) Thanks in advance Tim |
humm.now then tim,i got me a laptop.acer 3003,the wireless was built in & my wireless sender is a linksys. the phone line goes into the linksys.i got it from comet for around £60. i found them in comet to be helpfull with the wireless. got my neighbour (brian) to set it up for 4 cans of carling:) |
the bt router goes in the bin tim. |
I think all centrino's have a built in NIC card ? If not the PCMCIA cards aren't all that expensive What you need then is a wireless ADSL router and just plug it in in place of the standard BT box. That's what I did. A couple of minutes easy peasy config with the network wizard and I was wireless. I got a Belkin router from PC World. Inexpensive and does everything I want it to. |
Thanks guys - I'm off to PC world ;) |
If you upgrade your BT broadband to their wireless package then you can get a wireless router for £10 and a wireless adaptor for your laptop for £29.99 (if you are on options 3 & 4). It's just an administrative change. Your broadband bill appears on your telephone bill. https://bt.com/btbroadband/ns_withou...BVCooki e=yes |
Right - just signed up for Broadband talk service and got the wireless router for £30 - so all happy. Thanks for the help. Tim |
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